Combination or convertible article of furniture.



No. 825,540. PATENTED JULY 10, 1906-, J. W. HUGHES. COMBINATION GR GONVERTIBLB ARTICLE OF FURNITURE.

APPLIGATIOK I'ILED DBO. 27,1906.

2 SHEETS-SHE '1.

PATBNTED JULY 10, 1906.

J. W. HUGHES. COMBINATION 0R CONVERTIBLE ARTICLE OF FURNITURE,

APPLIUAIIC'N IILED DEG-27,1905.

'2 SHEETS-S BEST 2.

UNITED sg T s ATENr OFFICE. Join: Houses, iili on, shortens. COMBINATION OR CONVIE'RTII' I :LE Aswan-: FU RNlTURE 'i;

t r V l Specification of; Letters Patent. Patentedluly 10,.1-906.

Application filed December 257,1905. Serial No. 288,43 7.

whamiiitmwy fl 8, that serve to receive and support the butt 5 Be it known that JOHN W. HUGHES, agtcrn 9 both when the articleis in usess a crib citizen of the United States, residin at hie-l or as a settee. This bottom is hinged or piva 'con, in the county of Bibb and tate oft oted to the end post 2 within the field of the Georgia, have invented certain new and use-i sections 5 and 6, so that it may be foldedup jful Improvements in a Combination or Con-E 'in line with the back 1 when the members of ll yertible Articleof Furniture, of which the; the article are folded together for shipment following is a specification. i or may be swung down against the rails when the. article is in use. This bottom 9 consti My invention relates to a combination or rdconvertible article of furniture designed to jtutes the bed crib-bottom when the article is 'in use as such and consists of end bars l0,to

serve eiiicientlyas a crib and also as an armed; settee and capable of being folded into small? which are secured a series of longitudinal jcompass for storage whennot in use or for? "springs 11. The springs may be of any suit; a le'type and secured in any suitable man rshi ment. o the end stated the invention consists ner. As shown, they consist of strip-springs attached by screws at their opposite ends to flan article of furniture constructed and ar-j the end bars 10. This element so constructranged and possessin the advantages here- 7 7 ginafter set forth and c a1n1ed,refercnce being, ed serves efliciently as a bottom of a crib,

. of which constitute supp'ortin 5 5 r providedupontheir inner faces with rails made to the accompanying drawings, in;

"whichthe article with its parts disposed for use as a, crib with head, foot, and side pieces. Fig. 2? is a similar viewfwith the, parts disposed for; use as a sette'ei Fig-c3 is a-perspective ViGWi illustrating a type of cushion suitable for" servin as a mattress for the article of furniture w en used as a crib or a cushion when used as a settee. Fig. 4 is a detail illustrat- -1ng the manner in which the extension of the cushion may be disposed under the hinged side ofv the crib when the latter is folded over or under the seat portion of the settee and held between said crib hinged side and the seat portion of the article to hold the cushion in place. Fig. 5 is an elevation showing the several members of the article folded or nest ed together for compactness in storage or shipment, and Fig. 6 1s a top lan view of the article when the parts are pac ed together;

In the said drawings the reference-numeral 1 designates the permanent back,whichwhen the article is used as a crib serves as one side wall thereof and which constitutes the base or frame of the article. As shown, it is pro sided with endposts 2, the lower GXlZI'EIUltlBS legs or feet 3 The end osts extend orward gas shown at 4, from t e plane of the back 1 for a purpose hereinafter referred to. Hinged to the forward ed es of the end posts are sections 5 and 6 provi ed at 'their forward ends with exten alone which constitute legs or feet7 that (20-: V

the feet 3 to support the article Said sections 0 eratewith w on used as comb or settee.

H a Figure I isa perspective view illustrating f possessing spring '-slee er in comforts A I god to theouter or front of the end bars 10 is a leaf -12,wliich when shifted ts a position at right a les to the bottonificonei gstitutes one side wal of-the crib and will be hcld in such position by tiny suitablecatch, such as 13. The provision of this element constitutes a safeguard against an infant roll ing or falling from the Oill) and perforrns'the further use or function next described when the article is in use as a settee. The bottom 9, comprising a series of springs to constitute a spring crib-bottom, is liable to become dis= torted or misshapen when used as a settce. For sleeping urposes the article is particur larly intends for a childs crib, and to afford a spring-rest the s rin s are necessarily relatireiy delicate. ih those conditions when used as a settee, in which use it will ordina-i rily be occupied by adults of more considerelements to support the able weight, the delicate springs of the cribbottom are liable to become distorted and unfit for use as a crib-bottom. To protect this spring crib-bottom from such liability and preserve the spri gs thereof, the section 12, which constitutes one side Wall of the crib, is hinged and so roportioned with relation to the width of the erib+bottorn or seat foundation 9 that it may be folded over upon said bottom 9, and when so folded thereupon or therealgainst it will overlie or cover and protect t e springs and serve as a base, as shown in Fig. 4, or the cushion 14. While so overlying, covering, and protecting the springs there is a splace between the free edge 14 thereof and t e rear edlge of the bots, torm 9 topermitithefiap 15 of t e OllShlOIlnlfil? to be folded over said edge 14 and be confined between the section 5 and said bottom 9, whereby the cushion is held in place when the article is used as a settee. When it is desired to fold the article compactly for economy of space, the leaf 12 is folded upon the bottom 9, and said leaf and bottom are then folded alongside of or against the back 1 and the sections 5 and 6 folded inwardly against the bottom, as shown.

By Inyinvention I provide an article of simple and economical construction and few parts, which may be easil Y manipulated and which will serve efficient y as a s ,rin -bot tom crib and also as a settee, in w 'ch atter use the spring-bottom of the crib is covered and protected by a section which also serves as one of the side walls of the crib or bed, and the elements of the article may be folded or nested compactly together for economy of space in shi ment or for storage.

Having tl us described my invention, what I claim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A convertible article of furniture, con sisting of a permanent, rigid frame which constitutes the back of the article when used as a settee, and one side wall thereof when used as a crib, a section ivoted at its inner end to said rigid frame an comprising springs to constitute a spring crib-bottom, and a leaf pivoted to the free end of said section, capale of being adjusted to a position at right angles therewith to constitute the other slde wall of the crib, and to be folded over upon said section to overlie, cover and protect the springs thereof, and end sections extending from said rigid frame constituting the arms of the article when used as a settee and the heagd and foot boards thereof when used as a on 2. A convertible article of furniture, con sistin of a permanent, rigid frame which constltutes the back of the article when used as a settee and one side wall thereofwhen used as a crib, end posts for said back extending forwardly therefrom to provide a chamber or receptac e, end sections pivoted to said end posts, constituting the arms of the article when used as a settee and the head and foot board thereof when used as a crib, a bottom section pivoted at its inner end to said end posts and comprising s rings to constitute a spring crib-bottom, an a leaf pivoted to the free end of said bottom-section, capable of being adjusted to a position at right an les therewith to constitute the other side wafi of the criband of being folded over u on said bottom-section to overlie, cover an protect the springs thereof.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JOHN W, HUGHES.

W'itnesses:

WM. E. MARTIN, Jr., HENDLEY V. NAPIER, Jr. 

